the rear on my fixie exhaled on me last week. *that* was interesting! damn those old perished 27 inchers... maybe i should migrate to some 700c's instead =)
A nice idea but remember that 700c rims are a bit smaller than 27" so brake caliper reach can be an issue.
thinking about some flavour of hub brake or maybe a disk?
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I certainly need a new back tyre on the road bike...I got another fscking flat last night on the way home from Goating. That's only the 2nd outing on the new tube. Grrr. At least it had the good grace to be a slow leak so I got home blissfully ignorant but found a flat tyre waiting for me this morning when I got the bike out to go to work. So I unwedged the chain on the fixie and rode that instead...bloody thing has play in the rear hub after its last chain throwing exercise...feels horrible.
i've had that too! commuted a couple of weeks now on the fixie and i had several small punctures on the rear before the tire let go...
i now carry a large shifter as well as all the normal kit. might have to build up some QR hubs for it instead =)
cheers,
Kim[/QUOTE] Don't use a shifter if you value your nuts. Go get a ring spanner the right size - almost certainly lighter weight and it shouldn't round the corners off your nuts.🙂
....went the rear tire as I was riding home yesterday. I was going down a slight hill (about 35kph) with my two yo son in the baby seat. Took me several 10s of metres to bring the bike to a stop. Bike was pretty skittish with all that weight on the back. Quick inspection showed a 4" split in the tire near and parallel to the bead. The tire is a five year old IRC metro 2.0 which was inflated to around 85psi (the maximum recommended pressure). Methinks I'll have to replace tires more often and perhaps not pump it up so high when I've got a load on board.
Well, it gave me a fright...
DeF.
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There are 2 reasons that the tyre could wear near the bead:
Brake pads rubbing on the tyre. Most brakes go out of alignment as the pads wear, some more than others.
or, for wider tyres at LOWER pressures and/or higher loads, the angle that the tyre makes with the rim is higher (because of the more balloon-like shape) so the edge of the rim can wear into the tyre.
Beto I think. Thanks for the comments. They look to be good value. Stewart.
DeF said:
SEGFTG said:
Hey DeF, glad to hear you both survived! Just curious to know yours or anyone else's thoughts on the child seat... what's the best brand/make and and what age to start the little one. i have a 7 month old and keen to get him on board soon
I reckon 7 months is fine for the back of the bike.
We've got a "Bebo" brand (I think) baby seat. There are heaps of them around and there are several different brands that look identical to me. One advantage of this seat is that you can get the appropriate rack separately so we have one my wife's bike as well. My daughter went to sleep in it once. When we got home, I slid her and the carrier off and carried her into her room where she slept for another hour leaning against the wall.
Summary of good features: -Seat slides on and off very easily leaving behind a good quality rack for panniers etc. -Belt pretty easy to adjust so child cannot slip out of it -Adjustable height foot-cups that feet can be strapped into -High head rest at back. -Handles that kid can grab hold on to. -Well padded.
Irritation: -Velcro feet straps no tight enough, I had to re-route them so child's feet can't move.
Unused feature: -The seat can be reclined but I've never used this. The seat puts enough weight at the back without lying back as well!
Hey DeF, glad to hear you both survived! Just curious to know yours or anyone else's thoughts on the child seat... what's the best brand/make and and what age to start the little one. i have a 7 month old and keen to get him on board soon
It has been many years since my kids were in bike seats, but the key to when they were ready - as I was advised at the time - was they could sit up unsupported and their neck was strong enough to support head and helmet without wobbling about all over the place. This was quite different by some months for each youngster.
